Nations have opted to ignore IP. For example, Sweden didn't respect copyright in the nineteeth century, so anybody could print Ibsen's plays. Or print them with

Nations have opted to ignore IP. For example, Sweden didn't respect copyright in the nineteeth century, so anybody could print Ibsen's plays. Or print them with different endings - including a quite popular version of "A Doll's House" with a happy ending where she returns and apologizes instead of leaving her husband! Eventually, Sweden decided it was losing out economically (Ibsen had moved to Italy or something by then) and decided IP was a good thing.